San Diego State acceptance rate and admissions statistics
San Diego State admitted 35,709 of 95,444 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 37.4%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into San Diego State counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
San Diego State acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 95,444 | 35,709 | 37.4% | 6,911 | 19.4% |
| 2024-25 | 90,504 | 32,556 | 36.0% | 6,629 | 20.4% |
| 2023-24 | 83,190 | 28,433 | 34.2% | 6,162 | 21.7% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at San Diego State
Early decision counts: Not published. San Diego State’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
San Diego State waitlist
San Diego State SAT and ACT scores
SAT and ACT ranges: Not published. San Diego State’s Common Data Set leaves section C9 blank for every year shown.
What San Diego State says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors San Diego State rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Geographical residence, State residency
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Geographical residence, State residency
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Geographical residence, State residency
San Diego State testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test-blind. In line with the CSU system, SDSU does not use SAT or ACT scores to decide first-year admission eligibility. Scores may be used after admission to place students in math and writing courses.
From San Diego State’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
SDSU does not consider SAT or ACT scores, and C9 is blank in every year. SDSU has no early decision plan.
San Diego State acceptance rate questions
- What is the San Diego State acceptance rate?
- San Diego State's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 95,444 first-year applicants and 35,709 admitted, an acceptance rate of 37.4%. It was 36.0% in 2024-25 and 34.2% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do San Diego State students have?
- San Diego State's Common Data Set publishes no SAT ranges for these years. Its current testing policy is below.
- How many students get off the San Diego State waitlist?
- In 2025-26, San Diego State offered 11,627 applicants a place on the waitlist; 6,016 accepted one, and 962 were admitted from it.
- Does San Diego State require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test-blind. In line with the CSU system, SDSU does not use SAT or ACT scores to decide first-year admission eligibility. Scores may be used after admission to place students in math and writing courses.
Applying to San Diego State?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what San Diego State says it weighs.
Source: San Diego State Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with San Diego State. All official acceptance rates